Another wonderful old shrub on the property is this
spiraea. I've been told by a neighbor that it's the variety called "bridal
wreath" but can't be sure of that. Each spring, it lights up with masses of
pinkish white blossoms.

Here's a close-up of the blossoms.

It's May, 2000 and the spiraea has erupted
into bloom.

The spiraea has bloomed, May 2001.

The spiraea is in bloom in May, 2002.

It's late May, 2003, and the old spiraea
has begun to bloom.

It's mid-May 2004 and the spiraea has
bloomed.

Mid-May 2005 and like clockwork, the
spiraea has bloomed.

It's the second week of May, 2006, and the
old spiraea has once again bloomed.

The third week of May 2007 brings with it the bloom of the spiraea.

Mid-May 2008 brings with it the bloom of the spiraea.

Early June finds the spiraea still in bloom.

The bloom of the spiraea in spring 2009 was excellent!

It's now the end of April 2010 and the spiraea has started to bloom. I
had someone from Spain write me to say that this is actually a deutzia and not a
spiraea and I'm researching it to see if I was misinformed when the house was
built to many years ago.

The spiraea has bloomed once again in early May 2011.

Last Updated:
08 Jan 2015

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